Toot and Puddle remind us that the thought is everything and that one love-filled homemade gift is worth a dozen store-bought ones. Sometimes, in these days when we tend to think ‘more is better’ we forget to think about the thought that should go into a gift. It takes a wonderful day in the snow filled woods to give them the inspiration that they need and after that they are able to create the perfect gifts which they will both enjoy for years to come. Their creative juices just don’t seem to want to flow. In this delightful, and final, book in the Toot and Puddle series, the two little pigs who have so much to give find themselves unable to think up some good gift ideas. The snow does not last, alas, but the two friends are now inspired and both dash off to their respective work areas to create each other’s Christmas gifts. When Puddle asks Opal’s advice she says that Toot would like a homemade doll, “something cuddly” and when Toot calls her she tells him that Puddle would like a homemade doll “something soft and cute.” The next day the pigs wake up to a wonderful snowy landscape and they have the most perfect day skiing in the woods together. And he isn’t the only one who is “stumped,” for Puddle doesn’t know what to make for Toot either. He knows that the best kind of gift is a home-made one and not a store bought “whatsit,” but this year he just does not know what to make for Puddle. Toot doesn’t know what to give his friend for Christmas. Not even one flake has fallen on Woodcock Pocket. Toot and Puddle: Let it Snow Holly Hobbie Picture Book (Series) Ages 4 to 6 Little Brown, 2007, 6-3 It was almost Christmas and Puddle is worried because it hasn’t snowed at all.
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